Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Gross Domestic Product - What It Is and What It Isn't
August 06, 2026
August 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2026, by chief economist Gbenga Ajilore and Malik Woullard:
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Gross Domestic Product: What It Is and What It Isn't
When we ask how the economy is doing, it is important to center people, who are at the heart of the economy. People work jobs, run businesses, buy goods, and make the rules of doing business -- the economy is a means to an end and th . . .
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Gross Domestic Product: What It Is and What It Isn't
When we ask how the economy is doing, it is important to center people, who are at the heart of the economy. People work jobs, run businesses, buy goods, and make the rules of doing business -- the economy is a means to an end and th . . .